The National Scratch Coding Competition was held in the Kemmy Business School, at the University of Limerick, last Wednesday April 25th as part of Tech Week 2018. 32 of the top scoring teams across the categories were invited to show their mettle to the judges.

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We’re delighted to announce the below winners in their respective categories and selected from over 500 entries nationwide:

Best Animations 2018

Behind the Bully, Scoil Pol

Best Technical Sophistication 2018

Flight of Apollo, St. Brigid Boys’ School

Best Educational Content 2018

The Map of Ireland, St. Mary’s & St. Gerald’s National School

Best Social project 2018

Bip and Pin’s Clean-Up Adventure, Skibbereen Coder Dojo

Special Scratch Award 2018

My Energy, Cloghans Hill National School

Category Winner 2018  –  Junior infants to 1st Class Category 

Star Wars Maze, Ardfield National School

School Winner 2018  – 2nd class to 4th class Category 

Turty’s Treasure Island, St. Mary’s & St. Gerald’s National School

After school Winner 2018 – 2nd class to 4th class Category 

Station Escape, St. Joseph’s National School

Category Winner 2018 – 5th class to 6th class Category 

Nutty Nutrition Navigation, Ratoath Senior National School

Category Winner 2018 – 1st year to 3rd year Category 

Piano Pal, St. Angela’s School

Category Winner 2018 – 4th to 6th year Category 

Clean Up Our Streets, Scoil Pol, Kilfinane, Limerick

….and the Overall Winner is…..

Super Teddy 2, Naas Commuinty College, Kildare

Congratulations to everyone who won, and we are looking forward to seeing you compete next year.

Some photos of the day

Naas Community College, Craddockstown Road won the top prize for its entry ‘Super Teddy 2’ at the National Scratch Coding Competition which was held in the Kemmy Business School, at the University of Limerick, last Wednesday April 25th as part of Tech Week 2018. The winners were selected from over 500 entries nationwide and judged to be the best in their respective categories. Special guest Dr. Norah Patten, Space/STEM Communicator speaking at the finals. Scratch is a visual programming language that makes it easy for young people to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art – and share their creations on the web. Using Scratch allows students to develop creative and critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills as they work collaboratively or individually on Scratch projects. In operation since 2010, the National Scratch Competition has established itself among both teachers and students as a leading platform and showcase for Ireland’s aspiring digital creators. The competition is run by the the ICS Foundation, the social enterprise arm of the Irish Computer Society and supported by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre. Pic Sean Curtin True Media
Naas Community College, Craddockstown Road won the top prize for its entry ‘Super Teddy 2’ at the National Scratch Coding Competition which was held in the Kemmy Business School, at the University of Limerick, last Wednesday April 25th as part of Tech Week 2018. The winners were selected from over 500 entries nationwide and judged to be the best in their respective categories. John Moloney, Fellow of ICS (centre) present the winners of the Best Animation to Niamh Kennedy and Dani Sabadell Marib from Scoil Pol, Kilfinane for their project Behind the Bully. Scratch is a visual programming language that makes it easy for young people to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art Ð and share their creations on the web. Using Scratch allows students to develop creative and critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills as they work collaboratively or individually on Scratch projects. In operation since 2010, the National Scratch Competition has established itself among both teachers and students as a leading platform and showcase for IrelandÕs aspiring digital creators. The competition is run by the the ICS Foundation, the social enterprise arm of the Irish Computer Society and supported by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre. Pic Sean Curtin True Media
???? at The National Scratch Coding Competition which was held at the University of Limerick as part of Tech Week 2019. Abdul-Marteen Ojo from Confey College, Leixlip, Co. Kildare won the top prize for his entry ‘Magic Wizard’ at the National Scratch Coding Competition which was held at the University of Limerick as part of Tech Week 2019. The winners were selected from over 500 entries nationwide and judged to be the best in their respective categories. Scratch is a visual programming language that makes it easy for young people to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art – and share their creations on the web. Using Scratch allows students to develop creative and critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills as they work collaboratively or individually on Scratch projects. Pic Sean Curtin True Media.
Naas Community College, Craddockstown Road won the top prize for its entry ‘Super Teddy 2’ at the National Scratch Coding Competition which was held in the Kemmy Business School, at the University of Limerick, last Wednesday April 25th as part of Tech Week 2018. The winners were selected from over 500 entries nationwide and judged to be the best in their respective categories. Linda Keane, ICS Foundation presents overall winner Jack Caffery from Naas Community College, Craddockstown Road who won the top prize for its entry Super Teddy 2. Scratch is a visual programming language that makes it easy for young people to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art Ð and share their creations on the web. Using Scratch allows students to develop creative and critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills as they work collaboratively or individually on Scratch projects. In operation since 2010, the National Scratch Competition has established itself among both teachers and students as a leading platform and showcase for IrelandÕs aspiring digital creators. The competition is run by the the ICS Foundation, the social enterprise arm of the Irish Computer Society and supported by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre. Pic Sean Curtin True Media
Naas Community College, Craddockstown Road won the top prize for its entry ‘Super Teddy 2’ at the National Scratch Coding Competition which was held in the Kemmy Business School, at the University of Limerick, last Wednesday April 25th as part of Tech Week 2018. The winners were selected from over 500 entries nationwide and judged to be the best in their respective categories. Dr Norah Patten, Space/STEM Communicator (centre) pictured with Eamonn Kerney and James Crowley from St Brigid’s Boys School Mart Lane, Fox Rock, Dublin with their project ‘ Flight of the Apollo ‘. Scratch is a visual programming language that makes it easy for young people to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art Ð and share their creations on the web. Using Scratch allows students to develop creative and critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills as they work collaboratively or individually on Scratch projects. In operation since 2010, the National Scratch Competition has established itself among both teachers and students as a leading platform and showcase for IrelandÕs aspiring digital creators. The competition is run by the the ICS Foundation, the social enterprise arm of the Irish Computer Society and supported by Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre. Pic Sean Curtin True Media